The Door

I was home two extra days this week in an effort to make a dent in the seemingly unending projects at my house. I'm now attempting to finish the last downstairs room by creating a laundry/utility room. My Dad helps me with all of these major projects, so Thursday he arrived with the various tools needed to put in a new door. Not just put up a door, but cut a hole in the wall and insert a door.

As always, Daddy did a great job and I was the assistant. It's kind of like assisting in surgery when the nurse hands the next instrument to the doctor before being asked. That's the way we've operated for years because I couldn't possibly do these projects on my own. Hours later, being very careful to be sure everything was as square and balanced as possible, we had a new door where one had never been before. 

Ezekiel 41:21a The doorposts of the temple were square.

I often skim over the detailed descriptions of the building of the temple, construction of the ark, etc. I mostly can't relate because I don't understand the references to cubits and other measurements. When I think about the levels, squares and other tools that we used to make a single door hang correctly, it amazes me that thousands of years ago these expert builders were able to take God's blueprint and create a temple that today could probably not be duplicated.